Vegetables and Melons Outlook: October 2008

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英文名称：

Vegetables and Melons Outlook: October 2008

作者：

Carolyn Dimitri; Lydia Oberholtzer

工作单位：

USDA's Economic Research Service

来源地址：

https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=39516

关键词：

organic handler;  organic intermediaries;  marketing organic food products;  procurement;  contracts;  supplier-handler relationships;  vertical coordination;  transition to organic; 

年份：

2008

出版地：

Washington, DC, USA

总页数：

19 pp

语种：

English

摘要：

Rapid growth in the organic foods market has placed great pressure on farmers and handlers in the U.S. organic sector. Handlers are firms that produce, process, and distribute organic food. As the middlemen in the supply chain, organic handlers have been unable at times to provide as much of their final product as the market wants and have also found needed ingredients in short supply. A survey of certified organic handlers in the United States reveals that handlers widely use contracts as a means to not only procure needed ingredients but also to develop and maintain strong working relationships with their suppliers. Only a few organic handlers, however, have worked to assist farmers directly with farmers' transition to organic production.